Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
still pure crap
Looking ahead to 2024
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still pure crap
Continuity is a growing program's best friend. Lunney righted the ship and keeping his system will make it that much easier for the returning pieces to grow and improve. As far Henry, it wasn't what we hoped but he's Bielema's guy and will be given another season regardless. Hopefully the read and reacts start to happen a lot faster with all the experience the young guys received this year. Not sure how we fill the law firm sized hole in the middle, keeping Seth Coleman another year has to be a priority and maybe moving Jacas inside.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Nice that we had the only player not from the big3 I guess. Very happy for IW and he completely deserved it. Boy I hate seeing that ugly M splattered all over the place.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Yes, but if next year’s format was in place this year, first place Michigan would have to beat second place Ohio State one week later to be B1G champs.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
This type of disparity is very unlikely to be the case given the number of teams that will be in the conference next year. Honestly, the new format presents the likely best matchup possible for the B1G Championship Game. I think many of us can agree that the current format has presented very unfavorable matchups, and the championship game has not been competitive in most years. This year's game has a 23 point spread! I think if the format were this year, virtually everybody would be on board with a rematch of The Game, even if they played 7 days ago.
Moving forward, I think it is very unlikely that The Game will take place two weeks in a row. The likelihood is that their matchup will likely determine who makes the championship game. I have not done enough research, but it will be very interesting to see how tiebreakers are awarded under the new format.
ridiculous how top heavy the conference is. 85% of the selections from 2 schools.
As for Michigan. It is not like they've got low rated 3 star guys waiting in the wings. It's another crop of top recruits who have been practicing for years ready to step in. They will likely snag top transfers as well.
The only thing that would make them take a significant step back, not saying there will be no step back, is if they lose Harbaugh and then get a flood of transfers out.
Not only is it dumb stuff on illini, you have to ask WHY the author chose to waste ink an the 84th best team and put them in same article as tOSU, Georgia, Texas, Alabama et. al..... ? ?
There should be an asterisk next to those Ms, especially those on defense. It's pretty easy to build stats when you know what play your opponent is running.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
some A.I. bots will taylor make an article for the reader - i.e. it knew the reader was an illini fan. all for clicks
Sorta why he gets paid millions. Lol
BZuppke
- Plainfield
Tim Beckman made a good pay day as well but his press conferences were markedly different
illini80
- Forgottonia
Maybe knowledge was the wrong word to use. I suppose Lovie Smith knows the game too, but I never learned a thing listening to him. Bret has an ability and a willingness to share how he thinks the game through that is different in my opinion than many coaches.Tim Beckman made a good pay day as well but his press conferences were markedly different
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